Dracula Technologies will be showcasing LAYERVault at embedded world, taking place from 9th-11th April 2024 in Nuremberg. This groundbreaking technology, the world’s first of its kind, seamlessly combines low-light Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) energy harvesting and electrical storage on a single flexible film. LAYER Vault is set to revolutionise the electronics industry by providing a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional batteries, enabling unprecedented energy-autonomy for IoT and ultra-low-power products. This marks a significant milestone for Original Equipment Manufacturers, device makers, integrators, and IoT solution providers, simplifying design processes and reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Many electronic device manufacturers are confronted with the imperative to eliminate batteries from their product design due to both environmental challenges and time-consuming battery replacement costs. The primary challenges in deploying large-scale battery-powered operations and solutions can be summarised in terms of integration, operational scale, and regulation, each of which can incur substantial costs. This situation is particularly pressing for real estate companies and building servicing firms, as they grapple with the challenge of ensuring the longevity of devices and the need to reduce the overall TCO for devices like presence sensors, temperature sensors, and humidity sensors.
LAYER Vault is a patented solution produced with OPV inkjet technology, tailored for ultra-low-power electronics, and designed to excel in low-light conditions (sub 500 lux). This innovation offers an unlimited, 100% energy supply and storage based on organic materials without using rare earths or toxic materials. The energy storage layer in LAYER Vault complements Dracula Technologies’ existing OPV harvesting product line, transforming it into a 2-in-1 product. The OPV LAYER harvests ambient light for low-power devices, while the energy storage layer ensures autonomy by storing energy for power consumption during periods without ambient light. LAYER Vault is tailored for ultra-low-power devices and efficiently powers LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Networks) devices, in sectors such as ESL (Electronic Shelf Labels), Remote Controls, Indoor Industrial IoT (Smart Building), Smart Asset Tracking (cold chain monitoring), and Indoor Consumer IoT (Smart Home).
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